Lorry damaged in crash into railway bridge

The incident happened when the driver misjudged how low the bridge in Rugby Road was

A lorry was left badly damaged after the driver attempted to go under the low bridge on Rugby Road, Hinckley

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A lorry was left badly damaged after getting stuck under the Sketchley railway bridge this morning.

The incident happened when the driver, who asked not to be named, misjudged how low the bridge in Rugby Road was. He said: “I saw the low bridge sign but quite often the bridges are higher than the signs state. I drove under gently and was almost through but got stuck on the other side.”

The driver was not hurt and managed to reverse out from under the bridge.

Network Rail were made aware of the incident just after 10am and trains were temporarily stopped from passing over the bridge.

Following an inspection no damage was found on the bridge and everything returned to normal just before 11am. No train services were delayed.